OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Public Health is 67. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Educational differences in years lived with disability due to mental and substance use disorders: a cohort study using nationwide Norwegian and Danish registries	383
Evaluation of measurement properties of the German Work Role Functioning Questionnaire	305
Decomposing inequality in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services in Nepal	258
Culturally adapted training for community volunteers to improve their knowledge, attitude and practice regarding non-communicable diseases in Vietnam	219
Protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of secondary distribution of hepatitis C self-testing within the context of a house-to-house hepatitis C micro-elimination programme in Karachi, Paki	212
Migrant men and HIV care engagement in Johannesburg, South Africa	203
Smoking behaviour among adult patients presenting to health facilities in four provinces of Vietnam	184
The origins of California’s gun violence restraining order law: a case study using Kingdon’s multiple streams framework	177
Examining the sustainability and effectiveness of co-created physical activity interventions in vocational education and training: a multimethod evaluation	163
Survival of eight LLIN brands 6, 12, 24 and 36 months after a mass distribution campaign in rural and urban settings in Senegal	151
Discordance between perceived risk and actual risky sexual behaviors among undergraduate university students in mainland China: a cross-sectional study	138
Additive interaction between potentially modifiable risk factors and ethnicity among individuals in the Han, Tujia and Miao populations with first-ever ischaemic stroke	137
Epidemiological intelligence community network intervention: a community response for COVID-19 community transmission	135
Influence of parental behavior on myopigenic behaviors and risk of myopia: analysis of nationwide survey data in children aged 3 to 18 years	135
Anatomy of intergovernmental finance for essential public health services in China	134
Extending the diabetic retinopathy screening intervals in Singapore: methodology and preliminary findings of a cohort study	132
Engaging underrepresented groups in community physical activity initiatives: a qualitative study of parkrun in the UK	126
Comparison of national surveillance systems for Lyme disease in humans in Europe and North America: a policy review	122
Covid-19 hotlines, helplines and call centers: a systematic review of characteristics, challenges and lessons learned	113
Results of the Cologne Corona surveillance (CoCoS) study – a prospective population-based cohort study: incidence data and potential underestimation of new SARS-CoV-2 adult infections by health author	112
Adherence to viral load testing guidelines, barriers, and associated factors among persons living with HIV on ART in Southwestern Uganda: a mixed-methods study	110
Working mechanisms of the use and acceptability of ecological momentary interventions: a realist evaluation of a guided self-help ecological momentary intervention targeting self-esteem	109
The spectrum of health conditions in community-based cross-sectional surveys in Southeast Asia 2010-21: a scoping review	108
The impact of climate change on the lives and livelihoods of readymade garment (RMG) workers: an exploratory study in selected readymade garment factories in Bangladesh	107
Community efforts to monitor and manage Aedes mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) with ovitraps and litter reduction in east Tennessee	107

Low socioeconomic position is a risk factor for delay to treatment and mortality of testicular cancer patients in Hungary, a prospective study	97
Sarcopenia risk in U.S. younger adults: the impact of physical activity intensity and occupational engagement—insights from a cross-sectional NHANES study	94
(In)Congruences in parent-adolescent reports of physical activity parenting practices: associations with adolescent physical activity	94
Assessment of national reimbursement anticancer medications availability in China: based on a medical institution perspective	94
Occupational stress among farm and ranch operators in the midwestern United States	93
The mental health of Chinese military personnel: a cross-sectional epidemiological study	93
Effect of information encounter on concerns over healthy eating– mediated through body comparison and moderated by body mass index or body satisfaction	91
Comparing six cardiovascular risk prediction models in Haiti: implications for identifying high-risk individuals for primary prevention	91
Exploring the effects of COVID-19 outbreak control policies on services offered to people experiencing homelessness	88
A decade of plague in Madagascar: a description of two hotspot districts	88
Cross-sectional study of factors affecting the receipt of mental health education in older migrants in China	87
Effectiveness of optimized food-based recommendation promotion to improve nutritional status and lipid profiles among Minangkabau women with dyslipidemia: A cluster-randomized trial	87
Effect of a pediatric fruit and vegetable prescription program on child dietary patterns, food security, and weight status: a study protocol	87
Exposure to the Family Wellbeing program and associations with empowerment, health, family and cultural wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: a cross-sectional analysis	86
Is time-restricted eating a robust eating regimen during periods of disruptions in daily life? A qualitative study of perspectives of people with overweight during COVID-19	85
Go.Data as a digital tool for case investigation and contact tracing in the context of COVID-19: a mixed-methods study	84
Impact of rehabilitation services on employment outcomes for individuals with physical disabilities: a propensity score matching analysis	83
Pre-vaccination RT-PCR negative contacts in workplace settings show high, SARS COV-2 neutralizing antibody levels	82
Association between self-control and health risk behaviors: a cross-sectional study with 9th grade adolescents in São Paulo	80
Healthcare-seeking of medical students: the effect of socio-demographic factors, health behaviour and health status – a cross-sectional study in Hungary	78
Integrating early child development into an existing health and nutrition program: evidence from a cluster-randomized controlled trial	78
The National Cancer Aid monitoring (NCAM-online) of ultraviolet radiation risk and protection behavior: a population-based observational trend study with four annual online survey waves	78
A mixed method investigation of teacher-identified barriers, facilitators and recommendations to implementing daily physical activity in Ontario elementary schools	77
Correlates of low resilience and physical and mental well-being among Black youths in Canada	76
Promoting HIV care continuum outcomes among people who use drugs and alcohol: a systematic review of randomized trials evaluating behavioral HIV care interventions published from 2011 to 2023	75
All-cancer incidence and mortality in Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and their descendants in England and Wales	73
Evaluating the effectiveness of the Play Active policy intervention and implementation support in early childhood education and care: a pragmatic cluster randomised trial protocol	72
Prevalence of lead toxicity in adolescents in Kuwait	72
The CONFIDENT study protocol: a randomized controlled trial comparing two methods to increase long-term care worker confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines	72
Sex, drugs and techno – a qualitative study on finding the balance between risk, safety and pleasure among men who have sex with men engaging in recreational and sexualised drug use	71
Assessment and determinants of depression and anxiety on a global sample of sexual and gender diverse people at high risk of HIV: a public health approach	71
Collaborating with transgender youth to educate healthcare trainees and professionals: randomized controlled trial of a didactic enhanced by brief videos	70
Mapping loneliness through comparative analysis of USA and India using social intelligence analysis	70
Factors associated with quality of life among elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: the role of family caregivers	70
Exploring the concept inability to work fulltime in the context of work disability assessments: a qualitative study	69
Current and historic patterns of chronic disease burden are associated with physical activity and sedentary behavior in older adults: an observational study	69
A collaborative approach to develop an intervention to strengthen health visitors’ role in prevention of excess weight gain in children	68
Correction: Social determinants of health during and after coronavirus: a qualitative study	68
Cost analysis of an innovative eHealth program in Nigeria: a case study of the vaccine direct delivery system	68
Age- and deprivation-related inequalities in identification of people at high risk of type 2 diabetes in England	67
A text-mining study on emotional cognition, understanding, and preventative behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic	67
Exploring food insecurity and multimorbidity in Indian socially disadvantaged people: cross-sectional findings from LASI, 2017–18	67
The development and evaluation of an intervention to promote the uptake of preventive tasks by occupational physicians targeting work-related mental health problems: protocol for the IM-PROmPt-study	67